Education

Reminder: LAMC Community Seminar Tomorrow

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LAMC News:

Community members are invited to attend the first entry in a new free health seminar series hosted by Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC) at SALA Event Center.

The first talk, presented by Tania Pence, DO, Orthopedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine Specialist, is titled “Active Lifestyles And ACLs” at 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 12. 

Attendees will be able to enjoy refreshments, prizes, socialize, meet a subject matter expert and learn about their health. They can do so all while enjoying SALA, a vibrant community event center at 2551 Central Ave.

Individuals interested in attending are asked Read More

FBI Honors Internship Program Open For Applications

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FBI News:

College students who want to start a career of a lifetime are invited to apply for the Summer 2027 FBI Honors Internship Program.

The application window opened on February 9, 2026, the deadline to apply is March 5, 2026.

The FBI Honors Internship is open to full-time undergraduate and graduate students. This paid internship gives students the opportunity to work at FBI headquarters or in one of our 56 field offices located across the country.

Interns will spend ten weeks alongside FBI Special Agents and professional staff supporting investigations, working on a wide variety of projects, Read More

Exploring Fungi Of The Rio Grande Bosque Feb. 11

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Rich Wagner

NMWF News:

Rich Wagner, an ecologist at the nonprofit Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program, has made extensive study of the fungi that have evolved alongside cottonwoods and other native plants in the Rio Grande Bosque. He will present a talk on his work Feb. 11 through the New Mexico Wildlife Federation’s “Wildlife Wednesday” series.

Wagner’s free talk will start at 5:30 p.m., Wed., Feb. 11, at Marble Brewery’s Northeast Heights Taproom, at 9904 Montgomery Blvd., NE, in Albuquerque.

Up until the last century or so, the Middle Rio Grande flooded every spring. The vast river flows Read More

New Mexico 2026 ProStart Invitational To Highlight Student Culinary Skills

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NMRA News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The Hospitality Industry Education Foundation (HIEF) and New Mexico Restaurant Association (NMRA) will host the 23rd Annual New Mexico ProStart Invitational in Albuquerque, New Mexico on March 9, 2026, at the Albuquerque Convention Center. More than 90 top ProStart students from across the state will demonstrate their mastery of restaurant leadership skills in Culinary and Management in a fast-paced competition to win their share of generous post-secondary scholarships. The 1st place team in each category will be crowned the State Champions and represent New Read More

St. John’s College Seniors To Ring Bell In Annual Tradition

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SJC News:

SANTA FE — The bell of St. John’s College’s Weigle Hall will ring Saturday night, as nearly 100 students continue an annual tradition that marks a senior rite of passage. Each of this year’s graduates will be allowed one celebratory peal, marking the completion of the senior essay that is due that evening. Seniors will ring the bell between 7 and 9 p.m. in Weigle Hall’s belltower as they turn in their essays on Saturday, Feb. 14, before heading to a reception at the president’s house.

“The senior essay is often thought of as the culmination of a student’s career at St. John’s,” says Dean of Read More

Scenes From International Women’s Forum-New Mexico’s 2026 Legislative Luncheon

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International Women’s Forum-New Mexico (IWF-NM) President Barbara Vigil, standing at left, welcomes legislators, members and guests to the IWF-NM 2026 Legislative Luncheon and first quarter membership meeting on Thursday at the New Mexico State Land Office in Santa Fe. To learn more about IWF-NM, click here. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

At Thursday’s IWF-NM 2026 Legislative Luncheon, legislators briefed members and guests on key legislative activities and priorities, from left, Rep. Christina Parajón Dist. 25-Bernalillo, Rep. Meredeth Dixon Dist. 20-Bernalillo, House Read More

House Passes Legislation To Support Educators, Expand Access To Higher Education

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — Feb. 6, the House of Representatives passed three important pieces of legislation to support students and teachers and strengthen educational institutions across the state.

House Bill 8, which passed by a vote of 45-23, creates a first-of-its-kind dedicated funding source for higher education projects. This Higher Education Major Projects Fund would fully fund the UNM School of Medicine expansion, a mixed-use humanities building at NMSU, and student life and housing projects statewide. 

“As higher education enrollment continues to climb in New Mexico and capital Read More

Two New Mexico Elementary Schools Recognized As National Distinguished Schools 

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NMPED News:

SANTA FE — Two New Mexico elementary schools—Dennis Chavez Elementary in Belen and Loving Elementary in Loving—are among only 100 schools nationwide to be named 2025 National Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Distinguished Schools. 

The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) announced today the recognition as part of a national program administered by the National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators, which has honored high-achieving Title I schools since 1996. 

“I am incredibly proud of Dennis Chavez and Loving Elementary Schools Read More

Kiwanis Hosts Little League President Joe Coulter

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Los Alamos Little League President Joe Coulter discusses the history, programs, challenges, and goals of the organization during the Feb. 3 Kiwanis Club meeting at Trinity on the Hill. Courtesy/Kiwanis

By BROOKE DAVIS
Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos

Los Alamos Little League President Joe Coulter presented a talk on the history, programs, challenges, and goals of the organization to the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos during its Feb. 3 meeting at Trinity on the Hill.

The local Little League was founded in 1952 and is the oldest league in New Mexico. In 2016, the league merged with the White Rock Little League Read More